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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MassExodus" data-source="post: 61582" data-attributes="member: 4086">They're gorgeous, very intolerant of light, or many are, they only come out at night, they're faster and more defensive than Avics. I think the irminia only get around six inches, could be wrong. Mine's still a juvie. Fair warning, I've heard many people say their irminia has a really bad attitude. Ive also seen a few people say they were docile. Supposedly the bite from these are on the high end of the new world potency spectrum. Painful but not too bad. Mine is just skittish, so far. Really gorgeous spiders though. They will come out of an enclosure very quickly if you startle them. If you want a spider that shows itself, I recommend another species <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Avics are fantastic, my favorite genus among arboreals. Bold, active, and for personality you can't beat an A avic, or from what I hear, the A metallica. Versicolor are beauties, the prettiest arboreals in my opinion. I've never seen more vivid colors then on my versis. Poecis are great too, I have an adult female regalis and a juvie female metallica. Both are just skittish, although they have their limits and will throw up a threat pose if disturbed too much. The regalis hides constantly, the metallica rarely. Both of these spiders have teleported onto me, both were well behaved when it happened, though. Thankfully. I dont intentionally handle old world species. They're a bit more to handle then a Psalmopeous or an Avic. And I hear their bite hurts like hell. In my experience, the three most unpredictable spiders are Poecis, obts, and C lividus. That's from my own collection, though.</blockquote>

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